(27920) Noguchiujo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Noguchi Ujo (1882–1945) was a Japanese poet and lyricist of Doyo (nursery rhymes) and Minyo (Japanese folk songs). Many of his works are still sung and loved throughout Japan today. He is one of the nation’s most famous poets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Noguchiujo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noguchiujo is 3.44 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27920 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VV8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.4 km (#2,796 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Rotation period | 54.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 18.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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